England likely to proceed with caution for first Test against South Africa in Centurion

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England’s solitary Test victory in Centurion came courtesy of some uncharacteristic South African generosity. Hansie Cronje’s crookedness soiled a proud, unbeaten record for the home team at this ground and if England are to add to that victory in 2000 over the coming days, they will need to offer something more than a leather jacket and a fistful of dollars.

But, like David Haye and Nikolay Valuev, who recently gave the world an exhibition in non-contact sport, England and South Africa are circling each other warily at the outset of this series. Faced with difficult choices over the make-up of